I am willing to take the blame. I admit I did it. With my history of prognostication, you would think I would learn. But no, every year before the onset of winter or summer I step boldly in front of friends and acquaintances and proclaim what I feel sure what the weather will be during the coming season. With global warming trends and the help of old reliables like wooly bears, black-tailed squirrels and ground chuck (never prognosticate on an empty stomach) I spent a goodly portion of the fall predicting a snowless, warmer than normal winter.

Could not have missed it more unless I had said it would be just like summer. And someplace in the cosmos, I believe one of the weather gods heard my predictions and decided to make an example of those who meddle in forecasting without a license. Screwing up forecasts is for the professionals, folks. Don’t forget that.

I so apologize for those who may be getting hit with some of my punishment.

Did anything happen last week?

1) Part of a museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky was swallowed up by a sink hole. What was lost into the sinkholes?

2) A proposed celebrity boxing match was called off Monday. The match was to be between rapper DMX and what notable name frequently in the news last year?

3) A stay was lifted on construction of the newest Iowa casino. Where will this casino be located?

4) Jose Alverenga returned to El Salvidor after spending a year where?

5) In Denmark, zoo officials shocked the world by doing what?

6) Creating quite a stir in the gaming world, the developer of what extremely popular free mobile game announced he was pulling the plug on it Monday?

7) Proving he was no longer running for office, which West Virginia senator came out and stated that the he felt that the water in his state was not safe to drink?

8) Which two high profile Iowa men came out against unions for college athletes?

9) AFSCME in Iowa came out in support of which Iowa gubernatorial candidate?

10) A fired executive from a red light camera company stated that the company had bribed officials in how many states?

11) Karl Rove told Rand Paul to lay off talking about what?

12) Officials in New Jersey were checking records to see if who took helicopter rides where during the week of Sept.11 – 15th, 2013?

13) Republican legislators in the Iowa House once again ignored the law by refusing to fund what in a timely fashion?

14) The CEO of what company backed off on his attempt to restructure the retirement program because of his objections to “Obamacare?”

15) Which state joined the ranks of those recognizing same-sex marriage, based on a judge’s ruling Friday?

Speaking of same-sex anything, Michael Sam has surely upset the apple cart in the NFL. Simply based on statistics, there have always been gay football players in the NFL, Michael Sam will simply be the first known gay player. That is provided someone extends him the opportunity.

Answers:

1) 8 Corvettes. It was a Corvette museum.

2) George Zimmerman

3) Sioux City

4) adrift in the Pacific

5) killing a healthy Giraffe and feeding it to the lions

6) flappy bird

7) Jay Rockefeller

8) the athletics directors at Iowa and Iowa State (Gary Barta and Jamie Pollard)

9) Jack Hatch

10) 13

11) Monica Lewinski

12) Gov. Christie over the closed GW Bridge.

13) schools. They just don’t seem to understand the law.

14) AOL

15) Virginia

Much more happened last week, including the rejection of union representation at the VW plant in Tennessee. Both sides had wanted representation (it is part of VW policy to have unions). Republican elected officials made threats of possible consequences should a union be voted in.